to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to be main; to be principal; to be important
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
small; fine; detailed; stingy
in the future; another day; later
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
smuggling vessel; vessel used for smuggling; smuggler
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
is that so?; I see; right; oh
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
exemption; exoneration; discharge
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
legend; folklore; tradition
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag